madmax some really serious advice for you concerning the bending of those pins. From working on many cb radio and shortwave receivers i have learned that anything with fine pins like on the ram should never be bent..it only take that little bit to much pressure/preasure and you will snap one or more pins...trust me mate i have done it many times with PLL chips and yes i broke more than i hadn't.

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